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First published 1952 (SND Vol. III).
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†DELYT(E), v. and n. Delight. See note to Delicht.Sc. 1721 Ramsay Poems 257:
O Plenty, thou Delyt of great and sma.Sc. 1724–27 Ramsay T. T. Misc. (1733) 69:
Let rakes delyte to swear and drink.
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